Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2024

KMT-2022-BLG-0303L b

A gas giant orbiting the unknown KMT-2022-BLG-0303L, located approximately 21,428.4 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 14.20 Earth radii
  • A mass of 163.05 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.81 g
  • Semi-major axis 4.8100 AU
  • Distance from Earth 21,428.45 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.256
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 377,890,681 years

KMT-2022-BLG-0303L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
14.20 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.270 R♃
Mass
163.05 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.513 M♃
Density
0.31 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.81 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.256
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2024
Method Microlensing
Facility KMTNet
Telescope 1.6 m wide-field telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#334of 1771

top 18.8%

This planet

14.20R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2022-BLG-0303L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0014.2011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.00163.05317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.311.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.812.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 163.046 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 14.200 R⊕ · percentile 79 / cohort 1771
Mass 163.046 M⊕ · percentile 14 / cohort 1747
Distance 6,570.00 pc · percentile 96 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.256 · percentile 46 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
4.8100 AU
Eccentricity
Inclination
°

Year Length

Orbital period for this planet has not yet been measured.

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.256

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Han et al. 2024

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2024-09

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2022-BLG-0303L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.368 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
6,570.00 parsec
Light-years 21,428.45 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 377,890,681 yr

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